In a media release, council says it is confident in the work of the RCMP and the city’s partnership with social agencies, bylaw and volunteers to address the challenging issues faced by the community.

“Vernon is a comparatively safe, attractive family community. Criminal incidents do occur. This is unfortunate and as a community we must, and will continue to address the undesirable and unacceptable activity that occurs in our community as we always have,” states the media release.

In an interview, Mayor Akbal Mund said he couldn’t elaborate on the details of the meeting beyond what was contained in the release due to the ongoing police investigation.

“We’re happy with what the RCMP are doing. They’re doing a tremendous job,” Mund said.

Without going into specifics, Mund said he is very satisfied with how police are handling things and doesn’t think new strategies are necessary.

“We have already in place what the community needs. If the community wants to get involved, they can phone and get involved,” he said.

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